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PEACE SHIELD TOURNEY ELIMINATION ROUNDS The annual tournament for the Peace Shield was commenced on Saturday under the auspices of the Gisborne Bowling Centre. Both the Kahutia and Gisborne green were in use. and many fine games were witnessed by the large assembly of bowling enthusiasts. In opening the tournament, Mr. A. W. Home, president of the centre, gave a warm welcome at the Gisborne green to the visitors, and especially to those from Wairoa, Tolaga and Te'Karaka. He expressed the hope that they would have enjoyable games, and conveyed to all bowlers the New Year greetings of the Gisborne centre. The vice-president, Mr. 1). G, Robertson, extended similarly warm greetings and wishes to those assembled on the Kahutia green. Three rounds were played in each section of the tournament and this completed half the elimination rounds. Three more were played to-day, and the section winners will'meet at a date to be announced later. The results of Saturday's games were : KAHUTIA GREEN. SECTION A.—First round: Gibbs 18 beat Atkinson 17, Wootton 25 beat Murray 12, Harris 19 beat Wilkinson 10, Seymour 22 beat Robertson 8, Crawford 19' beat Sinclair 18. Second round.—Robertson 28 beat Wootton 11, Wilkinson 27 beat Gibbs 12, Atkinson 27 beat Sinclair 12,> Harris 21 beat Murray 19,' Seymour 21 beat Crawford 15. Third round.--Seymour 17 beat Wilkinson 16, Harris 18 beat Atkinson 15, Robertson 18 beat Gibbs 12, Wootton 20 beat Sinclair 10, Murray 23 beat Crawford 18. GISBORNE GREEN. SECTION B.—First round: Martin 23 beat Jenkins 12, Flavell 22 beat Lougher 20, Hueston 27 beat Moore 10, Watson 32 beat Neill 14. Second round. —Flavell 21 beat Watson 12, Moore 25 beat Jenkins 20, Martin 22 beat N>ill 20, Hueston 28 beat Lqugher 15. Third round.—Martin 19 beat Hueston 18, Watson 26 beat Jenkins 21, Flavell 24 beat Moore 16, Neill 25 beat Lougher 14. Summary.—A Section : Seymour and Harl'is, three wins each. 15 Section: Martin and Flavell three wins earh.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16230, 3 January 1927, Page 3
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